I tried reading a few other books that teach objective-c via iphone development before picking this book up. I think this book is a better way to go for Newbies and Beginners. I had no previous background in programming and I was able to follow along with each example with relative ease. If you are just starting out with objective-c or OOP in general you can't go wrong with this book.

The only thing that prevented me from giving this a 5 star rating is because of the many typo's and error's in coding. When you are like me and completely trust the printed code you will be VERY frustrated when you click "Build and Run" and your code contains multiple errors. Yes, I know there is a website with corrections and the errata, but it's a maze like forum environment and very difficult to find out if the code you typed actually has an error or if you are just doing something wrong.

Don't let this prevent you from getting this book. I knew absolutely nothing about OOP and Objective-c and I'm well on my way to writing my first app for my iphone/ipod touch..

One other thing. I skipped some of Chapter 4. After reading only a few pages I had the biggest headache.. Read Chapter 4 at your own risk. (grin)